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Your mums next phone is a Nokia.
on: October 26, 2011, 10:58:58 AM
http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/26/nokia-unveils-asha-series-200-201-300-303/

The 200 includes an Easy Swap option that lets you throw in multiple SIM cards, and can offer up to 32GB of storage for media playback -- 52 hours of it, in fact. It, along with the 201, have exceptionally loud speakers that work great for parties and those crazy all-nighters, though the latter lacks the multi-SIM support. Both of these phones will be available for €60 ($85); the 200 is going to ship before the end of the year, while the 201 will be ready for your purchase by Q1 2012. The 300 and 303 are the capacitive touchscreen handsets of the bunch; the 300 is a candybar with a numeric keypad and offers a 1GHz CPU, 5MP camera and 3G. It'll be priced at €85 ($120) and will be available in Q4 2011. Similarly, the 303 offers the same types of features with a 2.6-inch display and full QWERTY experience, and should be ready before the end of the year for €115 (about $160).

The Nokia Asha range looks bloody impressive for emerging markets and teens/mums around the world, look at the pricing!

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Re: Your mums next phone is a Nokia.
Reply #1 on: October 26, 2011, 14:06:07 PM
The multi SIM thing is quite interesting, I'm guessing each SIM must be passworded for selection.

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Reply #2 on: October 26, 2011, 16:09:39 PM
http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/42731/nokia-asha-200-201-300-303-pictures

A good round up here, the multi sim idea is smart, it points out in Africa if you cross a border you can get stung for roaming charges, one sim sits behind the battery, one on the side that you can pop in and out, smart.

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Reply #3 on: October 26, 2011, 16:21:22 PM
The 300 is quite a bit of phone for the money, in fact they all seem to be good value phones.

Re: Your mums next phone is a Nokia.
Reply #4 on: October 26, 2011, 16:35:32 PM
You can be sure that Nokia will just change that $ sign for a £ sign + a bit extra for the inconvenience.

Re: Your mums next phone is a Nokia.
Reply #5 on: October 26, 2011, 17:33:56 PM
They all appear to still be running Symbian, put a half decent OS on there and you might even feel the benefit of a 1Ghz processor!

I'm really not a fan of the Nokia OS, it's pretty much not changed since the black and white phone days, ok maybe it covers those people who haven't got 5 mins to learn something slightly different, but then what's the point in the processor then?

I'd sooner get the Orange San Fran, and have something that has actually been developed in this century, let alone decade!

I think the prices look good, but they would need to stick somewhere around those prices to remain competitive against the budget androids really!

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